DRPA to drop designs on tract

Move would free up Camden land

11:04 PM,
Jan. 15, 2013

May 1962 architecht's sketch of the completed Northgate Apartments at the approach to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Camden. The 21-story building held 323 apartment suites and was developed by Samuel and Henry Berger, who also managed it. The building has since fallen into disrepair and decay as officials try to develop plans to bring the area back to life. file/Courier-Post

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The Delaware River Port Authority wants to drop its interest in redevelopment of a North Camden property intended for a shopping center that was never built.

At today's DRPA meeting, commissioners were expected to vote on a resolution that would authorize negotiations to end the Camden redevelopment agreement as the authority continues to re-examine its priorities.

The executive director of the Camden Redevelopment Agency said an end to its 13-year-old agreement with the DRPA - the exclusive developer - would open up the land to other potential developers. Saundra Ross Johnson cited ...